Government considering further international travel restrictions 

Stephen Donnelly: 'While travel-related cases here remain small, some countries are seeing a rapid rise in cases so the risk is increasing.' Picture: Julien Behal

Further international travel restrictions are under consideration as the government tries to get to grips with rising Covid-19 rates.

More than 240 new cases of the virus were confirmed over the weekend, with Saturday's figure of 174 the highest single-day recorded since mid-May.